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OUPUCA IT OR\G\NAL Dat.d Apr~1 30, 1993 II-1fARH OJIHIBt1S IIO'rt1AL AID A.GRJDaIDT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by those water agencies who have adopted and signed this agreement to provide mutual assistance in. times of emergency under the California Emergency Services Act and the California Disaster and Civil Defense Master Mutual Aid Agreement; and to provide reimbursement for equipment, supplies and personnel made available on an emergency basis. All of said water agencies being herein referred to collectively as -the parties.- In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, the parties agree to provide mutual assistance to one another in times of emergency as follows: ARTICLB I - ADplicabilitv. This agreement is available to all water agencies, public and private, in the 16 counties (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Solano, Sonoma, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz) covered by the Water Agency Response Network, Region II (II-WARN). ARTICLB II - Administrator. II-WARN will act as administrator to maintain a database of all water agencies who have signed this agreement and to coordinate the annual renewal of this agreement. At a minimum, the list of -participating agencies will be published annually. ARTXc:L8 :In - Definition of Emercrencv. Emergency means a condition of disaster or calamity arising within the area of operation of the parties caused by fire, flood, storm, earthquake, deterioration of quality, or other condition which is or is likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of either party hereto and requires mutual assistance. ARTXc:L8 XV - Reauests for Assistance. Requests for emergency assistance under this Agreement shall be directed to the appropriate designated official(s) from the attached list of participating water agencies. Requests for mutual aid assistance under this Agreement when more than one County is impacted by a disaster should be channeled through the appropriate Regional State Office of Emergency Services to ensure maximum effectiveness in allocating resources to the highest priority needs. The party rendering assistance under this Agreement is referre~ to a LENDER; the party receiving assistance is referred to as BORROWER. Page 1 of 3 MRF703 1